☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 months agoChina’s Experimental 'Flying Train' Edges Closer to Realitythedebrief.orgexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down10
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minus-squareLamprey [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agocommuter supersonic rail would be so fucking badass.
minus-squarebuckykat [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-22 months agoThis would still be a little under the speed of sound. The article claims the planned speed is 600mph, the speed of sound in air is about 760mph depending on conditions. (it would be the fastest train on earth by a wide margin though)
minus-squareLamprey [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoArticle later on talks about a third phase which is aiming for sound barrier
minus-squarebuckykat [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoHoly shit mach 3.2 train
commuter supersonic rail would be so fucking badass.
This would still be a little under the speed of sound. The article claims the planned speed is 600mph, the speed of sound in air is about 760mph depending on conditions.
(it would be the fastest train on earth by a wide margin though)
Article later on talks about a third phase which is aiming for sound barrier
Holy shit mach 3.2 train